Global High Pressure Processing (HPP) Equipment Market Size By Application (Tolling, Juice & Beverages, Fruits & vegetables, Meat Products), By Type (Horizontal HPP Equipment, and Vertical HPP Equipment), By Geographic Scope And Forecast

High Pressure Processing (HPP) Equipment Market Size And Forecast

High Pressure Processing (HPP) Equipment Market size was valued at USD 227.5 Billion in 2024 and is projected to reach USD 482.3 Billion by 2031, growing at a CAGR of 13.3% during the forecast period 2024-2031.

High production of ready-made food products, less energy & time requirement compared to most other food processing technologies, and an increase in consumption of packed food items are expected to drive the HPP equipment market over the predicted years. The Global High Pressure Processing (HPP) Equipment Market report provides a holistic evaluation of the market. The report offers a comprehensive analysis of key segments, trends, drivers, restraints, competitive landscape, and factors that are playing a substantial role in the market.

Global High Pressure Processing (HPP) Equipment Market Definition

High-pressure processing (HPP) is a “nonthermal” method of food preservation that pasteurises food without the use of heat, leaving dangerous pathogens and vegetative spoilage germs inactive. HPP preserves most foods with little impact on their flavour, texture, appearance, or nutritional value by applying intense pressure (about 400–600 MPa or 58,000–87,000 psi) at cold or mild process temperatures (45°C).

The processing of liquid and solid foods with a high moisture content can both be done under pressure. While pressure treatment destroys bacteria, it has little impact on food chemistry and does not dissolve covalent bonds. Hence, HPP offers a way to maintain food quality without using extensive thermal processing or chemical preservatives.

The terms high-hydrostatic-pressure processing (HHP) and ultra-high-pressure processing (UHP) are also used to describe high-pressure processing in the literature. Notwithstanding the nomenclature, the technique has been hailed as one of the best advancements in food processing in the past 50 years (Dunne, 2005). High-pressure processing is increasingly being used in industry. In applications where heat pasteurisation would negatively impact product quality, it gives food processors the chance to preserve foods with a “cleaner” ingredient label.

Global High Pressure Processing (HPP) Equipment Market Overview

Lately, everyone's been grabbing ready-to-eat and ready-to-cook foods like crazy, mainly because they're just so darn convenient! You can thank the COVID pandemic and the whole "work from home" thing too for this trend. These ready-to-cook packets are lifesavers when you're swamped with work and your schedule is totally chaotic, and that means big business opportunities. Plus, you might be surprised, but a lot of these pre-packaged foods actually pack a nutritional punch. And let's be honest, they're getting better and better thanks to improved processing methods, like using those fancy high-pressure processing machines to make food last longer.

The demand of consumers for foods with a fresh taste and no additives or preservatives is what has fueled the expansion of high pressure processing (HPP). But, food processors and retailers select HPP for other benefits. Compared to other processing techniques like thermal, it also offers advantages in terms of sustainability and cost reduction. Sustainability is the ability to satisfy current needs without jeopardising the capacity of future generations to satisfy their own.

However, High-pressure processing equipment has a considerable drawback due to its expensive initial installation. But compared to conventional methods like heat sterilization, high-pressure processing equipment is much more costly to treat food. The adoption rate of this equipment is also anticipated to be constrained by high-pressure processing equipment’s superior capacity, which can handle larger volume while delivering higher performance.

The largest e-commerce prospects exist for HPP and refrigerated products thanks to local delivery and click-and-collect business models. The most appropriate use of these e-commerce models is for full-basket supermarket shopping. These services will continue to expand tremendously as they add capabilities for customers who wish to do their grocery shopping online as consumer demand for produce and freshness tied to the perimeter of grocery stores and refrigerated HPP products rises. E-commerce companies will expand to meet the growing demand from consumers for nutritious and fresh refrigerated foods.

Global High Pressure Processing (HPP) Equipment Market Segmentation Analysis

The Global High Pressure Processing (HPP) Equipment Market is segmented on the basis of Application, Type, And Geography.

High Pressure Processing (HPP) Equipment Market, By Application

• Tolling
• Juices & Beverages
• Fruits & vegetables
• Seafood
• Meat Products
• Dairy
• Plant Protein
• Others

On the basis of Application, the Global HPP Equipment Market has been segmented into Tolling, Juice & Beverages, Fruits & vegetables, Meat Products, Seafood, Dairy, Plant Protein, and Others. Juice & Beverages accounted for the largest market share in 2021. HPP is a food safety and preservation method that uses cold water and extreme pressure to safely and naturally preserve juices and beverages. This, in turn, eases any need for preservatives and/or harsh chemicals to achieve fresh longer lasting beverages.

High Pressure Processing (HPP) Equipment Market, By Type

• Vertical HPP Equipment
• Horizontal HPP Equipment

Based on Type, the market is bifurcated into Horizontal HPP Equipment, and Vertical HPP Equipment. Horizontal HPP Equipment accounted for the largest market share in 2021. Horizontal orientation is a new norm for machinery that performs high-pressure processing (HPP). Hiperbaric is one of the world’s leading manufacturers and suppliers of HPP equipment. The horizontal layout and ergonomic design of Hiperbaric equipment simplify installation and operations.

High Pressure Processing (HPP) Equipment Market, By Geography

• North America
• Europe
• Asia Pacific
• Middle East and Africa
• Latin America

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On the basis of regional analysis, the Global HPP Equipment Market is classified into North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa, and Latin America. North America is expected to hold the largest market share of HPP Equipment in the forecast period followed by Europe. The US is dominating the North American region followed by Canada and Mexico. In the U.S, maker movement is strong and very active. Therefore, there is a large demand for cold chain logistics and cooling in the food and beverage industry of Mexico.

Key Players

The major players in the “High Pressure Processing (HPP) Equipment Market” are Hiperbaric, JBT Corporation, Thyssenkrupp AG, Quintus Technologies AB, EXDIN SOLUTIONS SP. Z O.O., Stansted Fluid Power Products Ltd(“SFP”), Kobe Steel, Shandong Pengneng Machinery Technology Co., Ltd., FresherTech, Bao Tou KeFA High Pressure Technology Co Ltd., HTSM HPP, Shanxi Sanshui Yinhe Technology (SSYH) Co., Ltd., Resato International B.V., IDUS HPP SYSTEMS S.L.U., HPP Advisors, and Hypreeamong others. The competitive landscape section also includes key development strategies, market share, and market ranking analysis of the above-mentioned players globally.

Key Developments

• Hiperbaric partnered with Petainer to offer juice manufacturers the Petainer Keg, the world’s first commercial PET keg for HPP beverages..
• JBT-Avure Technologies unveiled the FlexiBulk, a fast, bulk high-pressure processing (HPP) machine. The FlexiBulk can fill a 55-gallon bag in one minute.
• Thyssenkrup AG through its subsidiary Uhde High Pressure Technologies has opened Germany’s biggest centre for high-pressure processing (HPP) of food in the Business and Innovation Park Quakenbrück (BIQ).
• Quintus Technologies announced the launch of its new high-pressure processing (HPP) system to help medium- to large-sized food, beverage and pet food processors meet their productivity needs. The new QIF 400L HPP system can maximize load capacity and throughput within a compact footprint.

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